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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bexley 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH. REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1954.
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | 1 | — | 1 |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 2 | — | 2 |
| 4 Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 5 Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6 Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| 8 Measles | — | — | — |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 13 | 13 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 6 | 6 |
| * 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 47 | 33 | 80 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 16 Diabetes | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 36 | 56 | 92 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 83 | 30 | 113 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 31 | 48 | 79 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | 21 | 22 | 43 |
| 22 Influenza | — | 2 | 2 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 22 | 8 | 30 |
| 25 Other diseases of the respiratory system | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 27 Gastritis enteritis and diarrhœa | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | — | 5 |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 All other accidents | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 Suicide | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 | 2 |